Here, Live exclusively reveals the main category winners, as well as the under-12 winner – covering everything from marine life to the insect world, majestic stags, starlings and seals
Overall winner: Dr Matt Doggett; Gannet Jacuzzi, Scotland; 'Using dead mackerel we attracted a number of gannets,' says Matt. 'It looks like chaos but they know exactly where the other birds are'Whether they’ve braved blizzards, underwater caves or wasps’ nests, the winners in the British Wildlife Photography Awards have all drawn on the country’s magical landscape to claim their prizes.
Now in their fourth year, the awards celebrate our native animals in their natural habitats and attract thousands of entrants from across the UK.
Here, Live exclusively reveals the main category winners, as well as the under-12 winner – covering everything from marine life to the insect world, majestic stags, starlings and seals.
Wild Woods winner: Jeremy Walker: New Forest in autumn, Hampshire; 'The sky was clear,' says Jeremy, 'there was a nip in the air and dappled light breaking through the golden canopy. It was a joy of a photograph to take'Overall winner Matt Doggett took a stunning picture of gannets diving for food amid a maelstrom of bubbles.
‘I wanted to capture gannets beneath the waves – it’s such a beautiful sight,’ he says.
Matt pockets £5,000 in prize money. Category winners receive Canon camera equipment worth around £1,000, and the winning junior entrants a three-figure cash prize.
All the winning images are published in British Wildlife Photography Awards: Collection 3 (AA Publishing, £25) and can be seen at the Mall Galleries, London, September 17-19, after which the show goes on a nationwide gallery tour.
Behaviour winner: Amanda Hayes: Herring gull and puffin, Northumberland; 'Over a week I'd tried to photograph gulls stealing sand eels from the mouths of puffins,' says Amanda. 'The gull grabbed the puffin's neck and lifted it high. Luckily for the puffin, it managed to wriggle free'
Urban winner: Phil Jones: Starlings watching starlings, Aberystwth Pier, Ceredigion, Wales; 'Starlings roost under the pier every autumn and put on a great aerial display at night,' says Phil. 'I wanted something a little different, so focused on the perched birds looking out to sea. But it still took several visits to get the shot'
Seasons winner: Jules Cox: Mountain hare, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland: Says Jules; 'I found this old female hare high on a hillside not far from the path, sitting out the adverse weather. She was perfectly relaxed, allowing me to photograph her'
Habitat winner: Alexander Mustard: Grey seal in underwater cave, Lundy Island, Devon; 'I saw a seal swim through this colourful cave and so I waited...' says Alexander. 'About every 20 minutes one would come along'
Dive Dive Dive by Dale Sutton, taken in Battle, East Sussex, England (Highly commended in Habitat category)
Bees Drinking from a Pond by Rachel Piper, taken in Ashridge House, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England (Highly commended in Living Landscape category)
Adult Little Owl in the Falling Rain by Craig Churchill, taken in Adderbury, Oxfordshire, England (Highly commended in Portrait category)source: dailymail
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